RET Site: Research Experiences in Cybersecurity for Nevada Teachers (RECNT)

内华达大学里诺分校的RET站点更新旨在探索独特的方式，让初中和高中教师参与强调现代系统中网络安全的夏季研究体验。网络安全研究及其应用与社会各个领域高度相关，从网络物理基础设施和国防相关应用到银行和卫生等国内部门。这个RET网站将继续对教师产生重大影响，他们将接受有关这些挑战和解决方案的培训，随后，作为该计划直接受益者的内华达州学生将成为下一代网络安全劳动力。参与的教师将花六周的时间参与研究体验，开发模块和材料，这些模块和材料随后将在学年期间在课堂上实施。该项目涉及大学、周边内华达县的学区和当地工业之间的合作关系。该项目将进一步发展一个对网络安全充满热情的教师社区，他们可以通过参与、高质量的实践学习经验将这种兴奋传递给他们的学生。这个RET网站以网络安全研究为基础，对教师和8-12岁的学生具有吸引力和吸引力，由一个在网络安全研究和教育方面都表现出专业知识的教师团队推动。该项目的目标是：招募一批对将网络安全和CSE主题引入其课程感兴趣的初中和高中教师；聘请教师从事现代弹性系统的网络安全研究领域；开发可纳入各种STEM课程和项目的教学模块；向广大初高中教师推广和传播研究成果；并创建一条从内华达州学校到UNR再到网络安全劳动力的学生通道。该网站的特色项目是教师可以访问的，并且与当前的研究和实践相关联。这些项目将培养教师的技术能力，使他们能够在学校开发和实施新的、令人兴奋的实践学习活动。教师将进一步发展和提高他们的研究、沟通和演讲技巧，所有这些都是他们专业成长和成功的必要条件。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This RET Site renewal at the University of Nevada, Reno aims to explore unique ways to engage middle and high school teachers in summer research experiences that emphasize cybersecurity in modern systems. Cybersecurity research and its applications are highly relevant in all areas of society from cyber-physical infrastructures and defense-related applications to domestic sectors such as banking and health. This RET Site will continue to have a significant impact on the teachers who will be trained on such challenges and solutions and subsequently, the Nevada students, who as direct beneficiaries of this program will serve as the next-gen cybersecurity workforce. The participant teachers will spend six weeks participating in research experiences and developing modules and materials which will subsequently be implemented in their classrooms during the academic year. The project involves a partnership between the university, the school districts in the surrounding Nevada counties, and local industries. The project will further develop a community of teachers who are passionate about cybersecurity and who can translate this excitement to their students through engaging, high-quality hands-on learning experiences. This RET Site is anchored by cybersecurity research that is compelling and engaging for teachers and 8-12 students, driven by a faculty team that has demonstrated expertise in both cybersecurity research and education. The project goals are to: recruit a cohort of middle and high school teachers interested in introducing cybersecurity and CSE topics into their courses; engage the recruited teachers in cybersecurity research areas in modern resilient systems; develop instructional modules that can be incorporated in a variety of STEM courses and programs; promote and disseminate the results to a large group of middle and high school teachers; and create a student pathway from Nevada schools to UNR to the cybersecurity workforce. The site features projects that are teacher accessible as well as connected to current research and practice. The projects will build the technical capacity of teachers, so that they are capable of developing and implementing new, exciting hands-on learning activities at their schools. Teachers will further develop and enhance their research, communication, and presentation skills, all of which are essential to their professional growth and success.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.